| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
| Series |
War and militarism in African history
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War and militarism in African history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction. Un-National Soldiers in Southern Africa During and After Decolonization -- "The Ovambos Did Not Take Part in the War against the Germans": A Brief History of Fractures and Divisions in Colonial Namibia and Southern Angola, late 1880s to 1990 -- "We Live Between Two Fires": The Reasons for Joining the Apartheid Security Forces in Northern Namibia, 1975-1989 -- "The War Was Very Complicated": The Formation and Development of 32 Battalion, 1975-1984 -- "Every Force Has Its Own Rules": The Military Cultures of South Africa's Security Forces in Namibia and Angola -- "Dictation Comes from the Victor": The Postwar Politics of Black Former Soldiers in Namibia, 1989-2014 -- "We Are Lost People": Citizenship and Belonging of Black Former Soldiers in South Africa, 1989 to the Present. |
| Summary |
"Thousands of Black African troops supported South Africa's military in Namibia and Angola during apartheid. Bolliger's new interviews and research lead him to reject their assumed role as collaborators, to challenge the portrayal of their wars as struggles for national liberation, and to reveal the complexity of South African military culture"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Africa. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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South Africa. Army. |
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Soldiers, Black -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century.
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Soldiers, Black. |
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South Africa. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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Soldiers, Black -- Namibia -- History -- 20th century.
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Namibia. |
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South Africa -- History, Military -- 1961-
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1961- |
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Recruiting and enlistment. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1900 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bolliger, Lennart, 1988- Apartheid's Black soldiers Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2021. 9780821424551 (DLC) 2021003048 |
| ISBN |
9780821447413 electronic book |
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0821447416 electronic book |
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9780821424551 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
302468509 |
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